Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of the acetone extract of the lichen Ramalina farinacea and its (+)-usnic acid, norstictic acid, and protocetraric acid constituents

Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung - Section C Journal of Biosciences

Volumn 59, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 384-388

  Tay, Turgay ^a   Türk, Ayşen Özdemir ^a   Yilmaz, Meral ^a   Türk, Hayrettin ^a   Kivanç, Merih ^a  

^a ANADOLU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial Activity; Lichen Compounds; Ramalina farinacea

Indexed keywords

AEROMONAS; AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CANDIDA; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FUNGI; LISTERIA; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; PROTEUS VULGARIS; RAMALINA; RAMALINA FARINACEA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS FAECALIS; YERSINIA; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 3042782043     PISSN: 09395075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/znc-2004-5-617     Document Type: Article

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